CANTERBURY WOOL CLIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14930, 1 March 1912, Page 8

CANTERBURY WOOL CLIP.

THE CLEARING-UP SALE.

[BY TELEORArH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. Chmstchurch, Thursday. The clearing-up wool sale of this season's , ; ; series took place to-day, when 1709 bales -were offered, making a total offering for : : / the season of 46,877 bales, as compared : v with 52,672 bales last season, and 64,005 bales in 1909-10. The smaller total this year does not, however, mean so large a . c. decrease as the figures indicate, as the proportion of wool passed in and re-offered at subsequent sales was much smaller than ■ ; - during the past two seasons. The offerings to-day consisted of a few late-shorn back country clips and odd lots of passed-in wool. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and good competition throughout. Considering the quality ■of '- the wool offered values were well up to the : level of those ruling at the sale, • ,:■ soveral lots of passed-in wool making • little more money, otitis not selling so well. The wool passed in consisted chiefly of the late clips that had not previously ' ; > been offered. The range of prices was • follows Medium and inferior merjno, 7-1 dto 9Ad; medium half bred, Did to lid J i -,-.- inferior, 7|d to 9d; . medium Cornedale, BAd to lOf; ■ medium and inferior three* quarter, 6£d to 83d; medium and inferior crossbred, 6|d to 3d; longwool, 6£d to [dj down wool, Bfd; merino pieces, 6id to Bid J s bred pieces, 6£d to 7d, and mw lot passed at 9|d; crossbred pieces, S\d w jdj / ' ' locks and crutchings, 4id to 6AcL ■':'.■•,,■':,■■',■::.;.■: :•■■ : :-.:[■ .C--.': ■': S-Ji i^:■:'■■'-''■■:'^fi4o^i